Electrodentistry

/ɪˌlɛktroʊˈdɛntɪstri/ noun

Definition

The practice of using electrical current in dental treatment, such as for pain relief, tooth movement, or disinfection.

Etymology

From 'electro-' (electricity) + 'dentistry' (from Latin 'dens' meaning tooth). Emerged in the late 1800s as dentists experimented with electrical applications in dental work.

Kelly Says

Some dentists have tried using electricity to move teeth, reduce pain, and fight infections for over a century—and modern orthodontics is actually revisiting these ideas with new technology like electroporation to make treatments faster!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ኤሌክትሮ ደንት እንግዳ
el-ek-troh den-t ing-da
ARالعربية
طب الأسنان الكهربائي
tab al-as-naan al-khawāṭi'ī
BNবাংলা
বিদ্যুৎ দন্ত চিকিৎসা
bidyut danta chikitsa
CACatalà
electro-odontologia
el-ek-troh-o-don-to-lo-gee-ah
CSČeština
elektro stomatologie
el-ek-troh sto-ma-to-lo-gee
DADansk
elektrodentri
el-ek-troh-den-tri
DEDeutsch
Elektrodontologie
el-ek-troh-don-to-lo-gee
ELΕλληνικά
ηλεκτροδοντιατρική
i-lek-troh-don-ti-at-ri-ki
ESEspañol
odontología electroquirúrgica
o-don-to-lo-gee-a el-ek-troh-ki-r-ur-gee-ka
FAفارسی
دندانپزشکی برقی
danan-paz-she-kee el-ek-tri-ki
FISuomi
elektro-hammashoito
el-ek-troh-ham-mas-hoi-to
FRFrançais
odonto-chirurgie électrique
o-don-to-shir-zh-ree el-ek-trik
GUGU
એલેક્ટ્રોડેન્ટ્રી
el-ek-troh-den-tri
HAHA
elektro-dentistry
el-ek-troh-den-tis-tri
HEעברית
חשמל שיניים
hashmal shinaim
HIहिन्दी
विद्युत दंत चिकित्सा
vidyut danta chikitsa
HUMagyar
elektro-fogorvo
el-ek-troh-fo-gor-vo
IDBahasa Indonesia
bedah gigi listrik
be-dah gi-gi lis-trik
IGIG
elektro-dentistry
el-ek-troh-den-tis-tri
ITItaliano
odontoiatria elettrochirurgica
o-don-to-ia-t-ree el-ek-troh-ki-r-ur-jee-ka
JA日本語
電気歯科
denki shika
KKKK
электростоматология
elektro-stomatologiya
KMKM
ពេទ្យសាស្ត្រ ប្រើប្រាស់ ប្រព័ន្ធ ប្រើប្រាស់
pe-t-sra-sat-tra-p-reu-pra-sat-pra-pon-pra-seu-pra-sat
KO한국어
전기 치과
jeon-gi chi-gwa
MRMR
इलेक्ट्रो-डेंटिस्ट्री
i-lek-troh-den-tis-tri
MSBahasa Melayu
elektro-perawatan gigi
el-ek-troh-pe-ra-wa-tan gi-gi
MYမြန်မာ
လျှပ်စစ် သကြား
lyi-p-set-si-th-ka-yar
NLNederlands
elektro-tandheelkunde
el-ek-troh-tand-heel-kun-de
NONorsk
elektrodentri
el-ek-troh-den-tri
PAPA
ਇਲੈਕਟ੍ਰੋ-ਡੈਂਟ੍ਰੀ
i-lek-troh-den-tri
PLPolski
elektro-stomatologia
el-ek-troh-sto-ma-to-lo-gee-ah
PTPortuguês
odontologia eletrocirúrgica
o-don-to-lo-gee-a el-ek-troh-sir-ur-jee-ka
RORomână
electro-stomatologie
el-ek-troh-sto-ma-to-lo-gee
RUРусский
электростоматология
elektro-stomatologiya
SVSvenska
elektrodentri
el-ek-troh-den-tri
SWKiswahili
dentistr
den-tis-tri
TAதமிழ்
மின்னணு பல் மருத்துவம்
minnanu pal maruthavam
TEతెలుగు
ఎలక్ట్రోడెంటల్స్ట్రీ
el-ek-troh-den-tal-stree
THไทย
ทันตแพทย์ไฟฟ้า
tan-ta-pet fai-fa
TLTL
elektro-dentistry
el-ek-troh-den-tis-tri
TRTürkçe
elektrodonti
el-ek-troh-don-ti
UKУкраїнська
електростоматологія
elektro-stomatologiya
URاردو
ال齿科 برقی
al-si-ka bur-kee
VITiếng Việt
chữa răng điện
chua rang dien
YOYO
elektro-dentistry
el-ek-troh-den-tis-tri
ZH中文
电牙科
diàn yá kē
ZUZU
elektro-dentistry
el-ek-troh-den-tis-tri

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